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OPPOSER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who offers opposition
Synonyms:
adversary; antagonist; opponent; opposer; resister
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("opposer" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opposer"):
dueler; duelist; dueller; duellist (a person who fights duels)
enemy; foe; foeman; opposition (an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force))
Luddite (any opponent of technological progress)
withstander (an opponent who resists with force or resolution)
Instance hyponyms:
Antichrist ((Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ)
Derivation:
oppose (be against; express opposition to)
oppose (be resistant to)
oppose (fight against or resist strongly)
oppose (act against or in opposition to)
